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Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an American filmmaker noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues.

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Filmography

Year Film Credited as
Director Writer Producer Actor Role
1983 Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
1986 She's Gotta Have It Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Mars Blackmon
1988 School Daze Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Half-Pint
1989 Do the Right Thing Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Mookie
1990 Mo' Better Blues Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Giant
1991 Jungle Fever Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Cyrus
Lonely in America Template:Yes Himself
1992 Malcolm X Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Shorty
1994 Crooklyn Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Snuffy
D.R.O.P. Squad Template:Yes Template:Yes Himself
Ghostwriter: Into the Comics Template:Yes Himself
1995 Clockers Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Chucky
Lumière and Company Template:Yes Template:Yes Himself
New Jersey Drive Template:Yes
(Executive
producer)
Tales from the Hood Template:Yes
1996 Get on the Bus Template:Yes Template:Yes
Girl 6 Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Jimmy
1997 4 Little Girls Template:Yes Template:Yes
1998 He Got Game Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Freak Template:Yes
Pavarotti and Friends for the Children of Liberia Template:Yes
1999 Summer of Sam Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes John Jeffries
Pavarotti and Friends for the Guatemala and Kosovo Template:Yes
The Best Man Template:Yes
2000 The Original Kings of Comedy Template:Yes Template:Yes
Bamboozled Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Afrocentricity Template:Yes
(Executive
producer)
Lisa Picard is Famous Template:Yes Himself
Love & Basketball Template:Yes
2001 A Huey P. Newton Story Template:Yes
The Concert for New York City Template:Yes
3 A.M. Template:Yes Template:Yes Filmmaker
2002 25th Hour Template:Yes Template:Yes
Jim Brown: All-American Template:Yes Template:Yes
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
segment: "We Wuz Robbed" 		Template:Yes Template:Yes
2003 Good Fences Template:Yes
(Executive
producer)
2004 She Hate Me Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
Sucker Free City Template:Yes Template:Yes
2005 Dream Street Template:Yes
Miracle's Boys
episodes: "New Charlie" and "Bond of Brothers" 		Template:Yes
All the Invisible Children
segment: "Jesus Children of America" 		Template:Yes Template:Yes
2006 Inside Man Template:Yes
When The Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts Template:Yes Template:Yes
Shark (pilot) Template:Yes
2008 Miracle at St. Anna Template:Yes Template:Yes
Passing Strange Template:Yes Template:Yes
2009 Kobe Doin' Work Template:Yes Template:Yes
2010 If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise Template:Yes Template:Yes
2011 You're Nobody Till Somebody Kills You Template:Yes
2011 Pariah Template:Yes
(Executive
producer)
2012 Red Hook Summer Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Mookie
2012 Bad 25 Template:Yes Template:Yes
2013 Oldboy Template:Yes Template:Yes
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Appearances in documentaries

Spike Lee has been interviewed or appeared as a guest in numerous documentaries.

Year Film
1990 Mandela in America
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
1993 Seven Songs for Malcolm X
The Last Party
1994 Hoop Dreams
1995 The Cronkite Reports: The Faltering Dream
First Works: A Revealing Look at Today's Greatest Directors, Vol. 1
1996 The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
When We Were Kings
1997 The Directors: Spike Lee
2005 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2006 Edge of Outside
2007 Lights! Action! Music!
2008 40 x 15
2010 Spike and Jim
2010 Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks, an episode of 30 for 30
2010 The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players


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